[Possessive pursuit | Groveling after rejection | The one in power lowers his head]
As the late emperor's attack dog, Shi Yunyuan bore countless accusations.
After the new emperor took the throne, she lost power and fell from favor, then was forcibly brought into the palace.
The new emperor, aloof and noble, had never thought much of her. Looking down at her, he said, "You've done every evil deed imaginable. All you want is fame and fortune, so why are you acting so high and mighty now?"
To delay being summoned to his bed, she secretly poured away her medicine, until her chronic illness grew worse.
But the new emperor still came every night, leaving her arms aching from exhaustion.
The truth couldn't stay hidden forever. One stormy night, he entered the palace hall with a chill about him and sneered as he tugged at her sash.
"If you don't care about yourself, why should I care about you?"
The emperor took and took without restraint. Shi Yunyuan tried to flee while sick, but was caught and subjected to all kinds of unspeakable punishments.
The new emperor kept waiting for her to give in and submit, but instead a raging fire came.
The person who died in the flames was burned beyond recognition, a chain tightly fastened around their wrist.
He was struck as if by lightning and vomited blood without stopping. She had managed to escape on instinct.
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After faking her death and fleeing to Jiangnan, Shi Yunyuan took on a new identity.
The rumors of how the disgraced Commander Shi was posthumously cleared, of how those she had secretly protected regretted everything, and of how the new emperor went mad had nothing to do with her anymore.
Another year's Lantern Festival arrived, and she wandered through the crowded streets wearing a tiger mask.
She had no idea that someone on a teahouse balcony in the distance was staring at her back, stunned for a long time.
She picked up her new rabbit lantern as if it were a precious treasure, but the moment she turned around, the imperial guards had surrounded her, leaving her no way to escape.
Reader's guide:
Aloof, noble, obsessive emperor x gentle, cool-headed, sickly minister. One-on-one, both leads are inexperienced.
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